What is your shirt’s story? Have you ever wondered about where your t-shirt comes from or where your shirt was made? Then check out Anvil’s site trackmyt.com. This site allows you to type in the lot number that is found on the back of the tag and explore the journey your shirt takes from the…
Category: Offbeat
BlueCotton to Launch Easter Egg Hunt
Long gone are the days of smelly hard-boiled eggs a-bakin’ in the sun out on your lawn. These days most folks have upgraded to plastic eggs filled with all sorts of treats. This year, BlueCotton is taking it up a notch and launching an online Easter Egg hunt. Easter Eggs will be hidden within the…
Neon is Back!
Neon is back? Believe it! What is old is new again. Fashion trends from 25 years ago are creeping their way back into the mainstream. This Spring we will be sprinkling our wardrobes with neon green or neon yellow tees. Our Anvil 3979 Neon shirts will take your boring wardrobe to the ‘party zone.’ We…
3 Super-Geeky DIY T-Shirt Projects
Ben Heck’s “Portal”-Inspired T-Shirt Geek idol and modding god, Ben Heck, created his own high-tech t-shirt inspired by the popular video game “Portal” by Valve Software. The project utilizes a small LCD display, a miniature security camera, and a battery pack to create a t-shirt that creates the illusion of having a see-through ‘portal’ on…
Playing in a Band is Way Cooler than Playing 18 (with your kids)
Shands Greenlee, Customer Experience Manager Last Saturday night my wife and I went to see The Reneaus play at The Wayland’s house. The Reneaus have some new material and were ready to break it out for other folks. I didn’t have any expectations. Why would I? They’re local. The lower my expectations, the less I’m…
Augmented Reality T-Shirts [Video]
Augmented Reality (AR) is a fascinating technology that, put simply, alters your perception of the real-world with computer-generated images and sounds. If that doesn’t clearly explain the concept, don’t worry. AR is something better understood through demonstration. If you own a smartphone–such an iPhone–you can experience augmented reality through a variety of apps. For example,…